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Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955 – May 15, 2007) was an American activist, actress and first-born child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. She was also known for her artistic and entertainment endeavors and public speaking. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her father's highly public and influential activism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yolanda King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

7.6

Elizabeth Freeman (voice)

Liberty's Kids

2002

7.3

Choir Director

Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

Miss Bright

Selma, Lord, Selma

1999

6.9

Christine King (voice)

Our Friend, Martin

1999

6.6

Reena Evers

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

6.4

Mrs. Crawford (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

America's Dream

1996

7.3

Federal Judge Esther Green

JAG

1995

4.5

Mother

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

1991

4.1

Betty

Death of a Prophet

1981

7.0

Coffee Shop Manager

Hopscotch

1980

Credits

Liberty's Kids

as Elizabeth Freeman (voice)

2002

7.6

Strong Medicine

as Choir Director

2000

7.3

Selma, Lord, Selma

as Miss Bright

1999

7.1

Our Friend, Martin

as Christine King (voice)

1999

6.9

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Reena Evers

1996

6.6

America's Dream

as Mrs. Crawford (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

1996

6.4

JAG

as Federal Judge Esther Green

1995

7.3

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

as Mother

1991

4.5

Death of a Prophet

as Betty

1981

4.1

Hopscotch

as Coffee Shop Manager

1980

7.0

King

as Rosa Parks

1978

6.4

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

1970

7.1